C-Ware – bottle C-0885
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1892 : Bought in Egypt.Chicago, The Art Institute, 1892.41.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Faded
Preservation information :
Chips on rim; surface eroded in parts.
Decoration
On exterior, eight horizontal concentric lines below rim. The rest of the decoration is only partly known to us: a long, vertical zigzag consisting of six parallel lines occupies the whole height between the base and the lowermost horizontal line. To the left are four (?) rectangular, crosshatched panels; the same desings may be present to the righrt of the zigzag. Inside the lip, continuous (?) series of vertical strokes.
Dimensions (cm)
18.5
12
12
Additional information
Closed
Vi 65
Oi 100
convexe base
Inside and outside